TV News: Index

1) TV News case study 1: Channel 4 News
http://mathusasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/tv-news-case-study-1-channel-4-news.html
2) TV News case study 2: BBC News at Six
http://mathusasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/tv-news-case-study-2-bbc-news-at-six.html
3) TV News case study 3: coverage of the General Election across different news programmes
http://mathusasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/cast-study-3-news-stories-covering.html
4) TV News case study 4: independent case studies (BBC3 60 Second News and Newsround)

5) News Values blog task
http://mathusasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/news-values-blog-task.html
6) TV News audience - creating a running order

7) TV News representation - analysing Sky News coverage of the 2011 riots

News values blog task

The birth of the new baby girl in the royal family would be categorised under Elite nation or people. As it is the royal family this would have been breaking news and may have been on for the whole day so that viewers know when they get out of hospital and see the new baby. The audience would have also wanted to know what the royal baby was going to be named and what number she would have been in throne. 

There are also more theories by Galtung and Ruge that also occurs with the news. An example from one of the theories is "Currency". An example of a story that has to do with Currency is the murder of Alice Gross. This story had gone on between end of August till end of September as her body was found towards the end of September. This is a regional and National news. As it was told every where around the country. This story had been running for weeks and weeks and nothing new happened towards the end. 

Cast study 3: News stories covering start of General Election campaign 2015

Testing what you've learned

1) What is the angle of a news story?
BBC News show it from a National angle which is more broadsheets but has some a bit of tabloids.

2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage?
Tabloids are less serious and focus more on celebrities, sports and crime stories. Where as Broad sheets are more serious, has international news and  have a political and economic view.

3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme?
An example of a Tabloid would be Russia Today.

4)What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme?
An example of a broadsheet style would be BBC News.

5)What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage? International is world news, National would be UK news, regional would be London Yorkshire and Scotland and Local news would be London, Leeds and Edinburgh.

Answer the questions on the election coverage clips

BBC NEWS

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
It is National because it is about the election which is going on in the UK.

2) what angle does the report take on the story?
The angle of the Election Story is from a British angle.

3) Is this more tabloids or broadsheet-style coverage?
It is more Broadsheet style and a bit of tabloid in it.

4) What kinds of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
I think a wide range of audiences would watch it because the BBC are showing each party members in the shot and they have a lot to say that tells the audience about the promises they are making to everyone including young people.

Sky News

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
 It is national because it is only going on about the election.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?
It is more of a British angle but they mostly have positive stories about conservative.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
Sky News is more Broad sheet but they also have a bit of Tabloid in it.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
A British audience would watch this because it is aimed at an British audience.

 STV

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
STV is more regional because it is Scottish and it has a Scottish perspective.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?
STV take a Scottish angle on the story.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet- style coverage?
STV is in the middle because they are not that serious with the news stories.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
 A Scottish audience would want to watch this because they had shown the parties that would be elected but from they show the Scottish versions of the parties such as Labour and Conservative, UKIP, Green party and Lib Dem.

Channel 4 
1) Is their international, national, regional or local news?
There is more international and national. It is more balanced.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?
They take a British angle of the story.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet- style coverage?
Channel 4 News is more Broadsheet.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
A wide range of audiences would also watch this type of news because it is one of the 5 channels that show the news because it is the public channels. A lot of different races would also watch Channel 4 news because of Channel 4's international news but for the Political news they showed fair stories of each party.

TV News case study 2: BBC News at Six

Basic Details 

1. What do the letters BBC stand for?
British Broadcasting Co-operation.

2. How is the BBC funded?
BBC is funded by the public who pay for their TV license but they only have to pay if they have a TV.

3.What is the BBC's famous mission statement? To enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain.

4. What is BBC 1's programme remit? BBC 1's want to have the mixed genre tv service all around the UK.

5. How does the BBC News at Six fit into BBC 1's remit? They fit because they offer a huge range of mixed television services.

Presenters

1.Who are the presenters of BBC News at Six? The presenters on the BBC 6pm News are George Alagiah and Sophie Raworth

2. What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience? The presenters are wearing a smart clothes and this communicates to the audience that the news stories that are going to be told is serious. ;

3. Why might a TV News programme use a variety of presenters? A TV News programme may use a variety of presenters because if one of the presenters had to travel abroad to film something or if one of the presenters were the channel would need more presenters.

4. How are other reporters or presenters used in the TV news programme? Other reporters and presenters are shown in different places such as a different country or outside a place and they interview a person or tell us what happen in that place.

5. Is there a balance between male and female presenters? What about race/ethnicity? What effect might these aspects have on an audience? There is a balance between the male and female presenters and their race and their ethnicity. This is because it may appeal to the audience.

Opening sequence
Analyse the opening 2 minutes of the programme

1. What is the very first shot? The very first shot was one of the presenters in Nepal talking about what is going to come up on the news.

2. How does the opening sequence use graphics or images to grab the attention of the audience? The opening sequence for BBC News is largely known so if the BBC News was going on people would what News it is.

3. How is music used in the opening sequence? The music is used as an introduction in the beginning.


4. How are news stories introduced in the opening two minutes? Is there just one story or are the audience told what will be coming up later? The top stories and the breaking news are shown.


Studio mise-en-scene 

1. What aspects of the studio can be seen by the audience? BBC News have a background of computer and they use a pan to show the whole studio and the computers that are in the studio.

2. Are the presenters standing or behind desks? What do you think is? In the beginning the presenters are standing but when they are telling the top stories they sit behind a desk and present the news.

3. Are journalists or technology visible? What might these things to the audience? There are technology and journalist are visible. For example BBC News have journalists from different countries telling the audience what is going to come up on the news.

4. How does the studio use colour?
The colour of BBC News studio room is more of a white and red colour which may show that the news that BBC show maybe shown as serious.

How news stories are presented

1. How does the news programme typically present a story? BBC News show pictures and have an interview with anyone that has to do with the news story.

2. What difference techniques does the programme use to present the news? (E.g presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics, image, video etc.)
BBC News have reporters in different locations and shows interview and images and videos in some news stories.

3. What types of news does the TV News programme typically cover? Give five examples (e.g. politics, international, sport etc.)
The cover UK news, political stories, international stories, business stories and education.

4. Give two real examples of how news stories are presented to keep the interest of the audience.

Running order

1. Watch the first 15 minutes of the programme- as recent as you can find.

2. What is the top story? The top stories that was on BBC News on the 27th of April:
- Nepal's earth quake that happened on Saturday where many people died
- A nurse who sexually assaulted female patients.
- Election and an interview with Nick clegg.

3. How long does the top story last for?
The top stories run for 5 minutes, it is also shown at the end when BBC News end the news.

4. What are the other stories the programme does or will cover? List them in the order they are presented in (the 'running order').

The Nepal earthquake story went on for 5 minutes. The nurse who sexually assaulted female patients also went on for 5 minutes and the election news and the interview went on for 10 minutes.

5. How long is each story shown for? Each story is shown for 5 minutes or more.

6. Why do you think each story was shown for the time it was? It was shown for the time it was because it goes from most important to least important.


Audience

1.What is the target audience for this BBC News at Six? Research online - you should be able to find plenty of suggestions to the target audience if not the official target audience of the programme.

2. What are the viewing figures for BBC News at Six? About 4 million.

3. Why might someone choose to watch this TV news programme over others? It is at a time that everyone gets back home or have done something and want to watch the news.

4. Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or comment?

5. What audience pleasures (Uses and Gratifications theory - Blumler and Katz) does the programme offer? The Gratification theory would be Blumler because the audience are watching it to get some information.


Institution

1. What other news programmes and services does the BBC offer in the addition to the BBC News at six? They have the Breakfast news and news at 10.

2. What role does OFCOM have in making sure TV News is fair and accurate? OFCOM see if BBC news are showing news stories fairly or if they are not going against the rules. Rules such as showing anything that is violent after a certain time.

3. The BBC has been accused of 'dumbing down' the News at Six. What does this mean? Do you agree with the accusation that the news is ' dumbed down'? I agree because they are using a lot graphics. BBC have defended themselves by saying that it would help the audience understand what is going on properly.


TV News and New/Digital Media

1. Does the TV News programme have a dedicated website? Yes

2. What does the website offer viewers? BBC's website offers many thing on their website such as the news stories that had be on at 6.

3.Does the TV News programme have a Twitter feed? BBC News at six do have a twitter feed.

4. How does the Twitter feed promote the programme? By showing the hash tags or the links for their page.

5. Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or submit news stories? No